Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • April 13, 2011 Lisa Gilbert, graduate of Glen Rock High School, will be a featured speaker at North Jersey Public Policy Network’s May 5 program on “Citizens United: Free Speech or the Death of Democracy?” The free program is open to the public and will cover the Supreme Court decision “Citizens United” and its implications for the future of elections in the United States. The program, sponsored by North Jersey Public Policy Network, will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bergen Community College’s Pitkin Building, Room C-211, in Paramus. Gilbert is the deputy director for Congress Watch at Public Citizen, a Washington-based organization. In this role, she advocates for government transparency, integrity, and reducing the influence of money in election politics. 4-29-09 karen/janine Gilbert has been quoted in the New York Times, The AssoEmmanuelHelp3x.75(4-29-09) ciated Press, and The Wall Street Journal. She is a featured contributor to the National Journal’s “Expert Blog” and the 3 x .75 Huffington Post. Joining Gilbert will be University of Baltimore law professor Garrett Epps, an American legal scholar, novelist, and journalist. Epps graduated from Harvard, where he was president of the Harvard Crimson. Graduating first in his class at Duke University Law School, Epps has been a reporter for the Washington Post, legal correspondent for The Atlantic Wire, contributor to Atlantic Monthly, and The New York Times. A constitutional expert, he is the author of “Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment,” and the “Fight for Equal Rights in Post Civil War America.” He is a prize-winning novelist. Zephyr Teachout, an associate professor of law at Fordham University Law School, will also join the panel of experts. A graduate of Yale University and Duke University Law School, Teachout co-founded and served as executive director of the Fair Trial Initiative, was national director of the Sunlight Foundation, a visiting professor at Duke Law School and at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, and Gilbert to be speaker on ‘Citizens United’ decision has appeared on Bill Moyers Journal. Following the speakers, Pierce Wilkinson, professor of political science at Bergen Community College will moderate a question and answer session and discussion. Those who attend the May 5 discussion should use parking lots A or B. Seating is limited; reserve seats by e-mail- Emmanuel asks... Can You Help? Glen Rock ing: njppn.ed@gmail.com. North Jersey Public Policy Network is a non-profit, volunteer, non-partisan organization with over 400 members committed to providing credible factual information to the public in the interest of fostering thoughtful governmental policy in the best interest of the public. What do 14 deacons, one farmhouse, and 36,525 days have in common? caring. entury of Ac It all began in 1911 when 14 deacons from the Reformed tradition gathered in Paterson to discuss a topic rarely mentioned in the early 20th century: mental illness. With their commitment to provide physical, mental, and spiritual care in a small farmhouse, Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) has grown from a 17-bed psychiatric hospital to include a broad spectrum of mental-health and elder-care services with 12 expansive buildings on 78 acres in Wyckoff and Hawthorne, with a satellite location in Wayne. CHCC’s vision has brought services to thousands of people in our communities. To learn more about CHCC’s complete capabilities, visit chccnj.org. 301 Sicomac Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201.848.5200 | www.chccnj.org 003167.CenturyOfCaring.6.75x10.5.indd 1 4/7/11 2:06 PM